BEATRICE - Nathan Spilker is 19. He'll be 20 on June 15.
He graduated from Beatrice High School two years ago, and just wrapped up his sophomore year at Princeton.
An aerospace engineering major, Spilker was one of 40 students involved in '... Read More

HEBRON - The Thayer County Sheriff's Office is investigating reports of possible animal neglect and abuse at a Hebron feedlot and sale barn.
The property in question is owned by Glen Jochem, who owns the J and J Horse and Pony Company.
Hebro'... Read More

NEBRASKA (Austen Hagood - News Channel Nebraska) - Austen lets us know what to expect for upcoming severe weather.
This afternoon, we'll start to see some thunderstorms develop in the Panhandle and some rain showers in Northeast Nebraska as well'... Read More

A round of strong to severe thunderstorms rumbled through southeast Nebraska on Sunday afternoon. A tornado touched down, reportedly several times, early Sunday evening in southwest Lincoln, leaving damage behind in its wake.
Several reports and p'... Read More

MILFORD (AP) - Authorities have identified two people killed in a wrong-way crash earlier this week on Interstate 80 in eastern Nebraska.
The Nebraska State Patrol says the crash Monday afternoon killed the wrong-way driver, 56-year-old Cesar Per'... Read More

BEATRICE - Beatrice, Falls City, Fremont, Grand Island, and Wayne have been designated as Accredited Main Street America programs for meeting rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center.
Every year, the National Main Str'... Read More

There are no sick days when a fourth state wrestling title is within reach.
Had it been any other week, James Burks wouldn’t have wrestled the way he was feeling from a stomach bug that hit him Wednesday.
“I was a little nervous,'... Read More

LYONS-A man is dead and a woman is critically injured after a murder-suicide attempt in Northeast Nebraska.
According to the Burt County Sheriff's Office, they received a call around 9:55 P.M. Wednesday night, to report to 2020 County Road 19.
'... Read More

After 67 years Sgt. First Class Milton Beed returned home to be buried next to his family.
Beed, who was killed in the Korean war could not be identified until recently through DNA testing.
His death and the unknowing surrounding it was somethi'... Read More

Imagine owning a craft brewery in Norfolk with a tasting room right across the street. Now imagine before you can send your product to the taste room, a third party distributor has to take the beer to Omaha, before bringing it back to your taste room'... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he will retire rather than seek another term in Congress, sending ripples through Washington.
The Wisconsin Republican cast the decision to end his 20-year career as a personal one, s'... Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Chicken salad made by an Iowa food processing company and distributed by Fareway Stores in the Midwest sickened 265 people in eight states and caused one death in Iowa from salmonella contamination, the U.S. Centers for Dise'... Read More